Spain celebrates from May 5 to 9 the multinational exercise Eagle Eye 2025-02a great deployment of the three branches of the Armed forces —Earth Army, Air and Space Army, and Navy– Under the operational command of the OPERATING COMMAND (MOPS). This activation seeks to integrate capacities for presence, surveillance and deterrence in the national Air defense System and develops in various areas of the Atlantic Galician coast, with special prominence in the Barbanza region.
The exercise is coordinated by the Air operational command and controlled by the Operations commandin order to improve interoperability between the units of land, air and the Navy.
The logistics support base of the exercise will be the Air Surveillance Squad number 10 (EVA 10), located on Mount Iroite, in the Sierra de Barbanza, at the confluence of the municipal terms of Lousame, Boiro and Porto do they are all located in the province of La Coruña.
The Air Surveillance Squadrones (EVA), such as Noia, are the air units responsible for obtaining, process process and transmission of radar data for subsequent exploitation by the Command and control group, to make possible the fulfillment of the mission assigned to the Air Surveillance and Control System. These maneuvers participate in both the Air force and the Navy.
The objective of this new activation is to integrate the capacities of the three armies into the National Air Defense System, with the aim of improving joint efficiency in the development of Presence, surveillance and deterrence operations (OPVD) In all areas of sovereignty.
Six participate by the Air and Space Army Eurofighter of the Ala 14 (Albacete) in mission QRA (Quick Reaction alert). With the aim of continuing their training in air police committed in the national airspace, these aircraft will perform early alert services, where they will demonstrate their ability to be in the air in less than 15 minutes from the detection of an unidentified trace. To carry out these functions, more than 80 military of this unit – between crews and maintenance and support personnel – will deploy in the military airfield of Santiago.
The central control and control group (Grucemac), located in the Air Base of Torrejónwill be in charge of exercising airspace surveillance. To do this, it will use the data provided by the different air surveillance squads (EVA), as well as those obtained by the terrestrial and naval media.
During activation, the AEO operation CENTER (AOC) It is constituted as a command and control post, and will be responsible for the tactical control for surveillance operations, air police and defense of the airspace of national sovereignty.
As for the Army, the Antiiaerea Defense Unit (Ud) Goalkeeper It will be deployed to provide anti -aircraft defense and thus complement the surveillance of airspace. In this joint operation, the UDAA is generated on the basis of the anti -aircraft command command (Stiff) and led by the anti -aircraft artillery group (SUFFICIENT) III/73 Patriot de Marines (Valencia). It is formed by anti -aircraft missile systems Patriot, Hawk y Mistral and cannons 35/90the MAA transmissions unit and a force protection unit of the I/29 Zamora Infantry Battalion of the Galicia VII Brigade.
By the Navy, the frigate F-103 Blas de Lezo It will navigate in Atlantic waters to integrate into the air defense system, which will contribute surveillance and anti -aircraft defense capabilities, in addition to complementing the coverage of the air surveillance squads and the UDAA deployed.
However, and once again, activation Eagle Eye 25-02 It demonstrates the high technical and operational capacities of the Armed Forces, and it is also a clear example of their fundamental values: teamwork, dedication and unwavering commitment to the defense and security of Spain.
This exercise happens after the first activation Eagle Eye 25-01 In Murcia in March, which integrated Air and Earth Army in Interior Stages, and in continuity with Eagle Eye 24-02, held last June in Santiago de Compostela, also focused on the State Air Defense. The 2025-02 edition reinforces the capacity of the Spanish Armed Forces to operate jointly, improves interoperability with allies in NATO missions and strengthens national security in the face of growing hybrid threats and risks in airspace.
At the end of May 9, the units will have validated new command and control procedures, optimized the rapid response in coastal scenarios and refined the Interej Armites coordination. The data collected will allow operations command to adjust future plans and consolidate Spain as a reference in integral airspace.
